Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has relegated the PMO to a 'Publicity Minister's Office' by indulging in 'mediocrity' in a highly sophisticated country.

The mass desertion followed the Bharatiya Janata Party's decision not to grant party ticket to state General Secretary Jarpum Gamlin, state Home Minister Kumar Waii and Tourism Minister Jarkar Gamlin for the Assembly elections.

Gambhir also claimed that Kohli is in fact "lucky" to have survived in a result-oriented franchise like the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) despite never winning the title in his eight years as skipper